YES(?,O(n^1)) Problem: d(x) -> e(u(x)) d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) v(e(x)) -> x b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) Proof: Complexity Transformation Processor: strict: d(x) -> e(u(x)) d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) v(e(x)) -> x b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [a](x0) = x0, [v](x0) = x0, [b](x0) = x0 + 1, [c](x0) = x0, [e](x0) = x0, [u](x0) = x0, [d](x0) = x0 orientation: d(x) = x >= x = e(u(x)) d(u(x)) = x >= x = c(x) c(u(x)) = x >= x + 1 = b(x) v(e(x)) = x >= x = x b(u(x)) = x + 1 >= x = a(e(x)) problem: strict: d(x) -> e(u(x)) d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) v(e(x)) -> x weak: b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [a](x0) = x0, [v](x0) = x0, [b](x0) = x0 + 1, [c](x0) = x0, [e](x0) = x0 + 1, [u](x0) = x0, [d](x0) = x0 orientation: d(x) = x >= x + 1 = e(u(x)) d(u(x)) = x >= x = c(x) c(u(x)) = x >= x + 1 = b(x) v(e(x)) = x + 1 >= x = x b(u(x)) = x + 1 >= x + 1 = a(e(x)) problem: strict: d(x) -> e(u(x)) d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) weak: v(e(x)) -> x b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [a](x0) = x0 + 1, [v](x0) = x0, [b](x0) = x0, [c](x0) = x0 + 1, [e](x0) = x0, [u](x0) = x0 + 1, [d](x0) = x0 + 1 orientation: d(x) = x + 1 >= x + 1 = e(u(x)) d(u(x)) = x + 2 >= x + 1 = c(x) c(u(x)) = x + 2 >= x = b(x) v(e(x)) = x >= x = x b(u(x)) = x + 1 >= x + 1 = a(e(x)) problem: strict: d(x) -> e(u(x)) weak: d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) v(e(x)) -> x b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [a](x0) = x0, [v](x0) = x0, [b](x0) = x0, [c](x0) = x0 + 1, [e](x0) = x0, [u](x0) = x0, [d](x0) = x0 + 1 orientation: d(x) = x + 1 >= x = e(u(x)) d(u(x)) = x + 1 >= x + 1 = c(x) c(u(x)) = x + 1 >= x = b(x) v(e(x)) = x >= x = x b(u(x)) = x >= x = a(e(x)) problem: strict: weak: d(x) -> e(u(x)) d(u(x)) -> c(x) c(u(x)) -> b(x) v(e(x)) -> x b(u(x)) -> a(e(x)) Qed